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La Torre

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ABOUT THE VILLA

With gorgeous rural views, which get better with each flight of stairs, La Torre looks down over grassy slopes and terraces, sprinkled with trees and forming a cushion of peaceful privacy. A long flight of stone steps lead down from the villa to a lovely pool and poolside pergola, set amid lawns and screened in greenery for a sense of seclusion. But in fact, the tower house is just five hundred metres from shops and trattoria in Cetona’s cobbled streets, its vine-shaded terrace furnished for al fresco dining, with the medieval Citta della Pieve framed in an enchanting backdrop.
From the terrace, doors lead in to a country kitchen and delightful living room, designed with arty rusticity and bright with kilims, cushions and pictures. An open-tread spiral staircase links the tower’s four levels, and there is one bedroom on each of the floors above, all simply furnished with a touch of romance. Ideal for a group of friends or for families with older children, La Torre could be booked together with an adjacent property, La Torretta, to accommodate additional guests in a fully self-contained villa for two.

PRICE INCLUDES

Price includes maid service and welcome provisions.
For bookings for 2015, enjoy our conveniently timed CV Villas flight from either Gatwick to Rome or Pisa with British Airways including luggage and complimentary snack.

Flights, car hire and transfers are available on request at an additional cost. Please call us for further details

PRICING

La Torre

PARTY SIZE

ANY

DURATION

ANY

MONTH

SPECIAL OFFERS

10% reduction

For departures in May and June 2015

Was from £1,195 per week, Now from £1,080 to £1,610 per week, Saving up to £180.

Prices are based on maximum occupancy. Prices available for smaller parties.

Please note that the prices shown on the website are inclusive of this discount.

All offers are subject to availability, for new bookings only and cannot be combined with any other offer. CV Villas terms & conditions apply.

IN DETAIL

Accommodation

Ground Floor

Sitting room with dining area

Kitchen/breakfast room

Bathroom

First Floor

Open metal spiral staircase to twin bedroom (can be made up as double)

Second Floor

Open metal spiral staircase to double bedroom (can be made up as twin) with small shower room en suite

Third Floor

Open metal spiral staircase to twin bedroom with shower room en suite

Facilities

Large private swimming pool

12m x 4m, 1.2m - 1.8m deep with built-in steps.Please note that there are 120 steps down from the house to the pool.
The pool is open from 30th May until 18th September. Outside these dates, the pool can be opened on request for an extra charge.

Airports

Mainline Station

Included

Rental Includes

Maid Service 2 hours, 5 days a week (1 hour, 5 days per week when rented for two guests) • Linen change once per week on Saturday (extra changes are available on request for an additional charge)

Notes

Note

La Torre can also be taken in combination with La Torretta, a wonderful guest annexe for a couple. Please ask for details.Please note: There are 120 steps down from the house to the pool.

CV Contact

An English speaking CV representative in Italy will be available by phone during your stay. Contact details will be sent with your travel documents.

TENANCY TIMES

Arrival from 16:00 - 19:00 Departure by 10:00

LOW WALLS

Please refer to the Health & Safety pages on this website.

Travel and Additional services

Flights

CV Villas is happy to book flights for our customers on scheduled, chartered or low cost airlines from London and regional UK airports. Please ask for details.

Car Hire

Car hire can be pre-booked through CV Villas with collection at the airport or port of arrival, and in some cases the hire car can be delivered to the villa for an additional charge. Please ask for details.

Child Facilities

A complimentary travel cot is available on request.

Food Hamper

Can be arranged for an additional cost and service charge payable locally. Please ask for details.

OPTIONAL EXTRAS

LOCAL AREA

Val d’Orcia and near Cortona holiday guide

The rolling, strangely haunting scenery of the Val d’Orcia is the backdrop to many a Renaissance painting. Its cypress-studded ridges form one of the iconic modern images of ‘classic Tuscany’. The towns are a delight for architecture buffs: the Renaissance palaces of Montepulciano and Pienza; the Romanesque Collegiata in San Quirico d’Orcia, hewn entirely from honey-coloured travertine. Cortona clings to the side of a mountain overlooking the Valdichiana, looking out to Lake Trasimeno and neighbouring Umbria.

Rural features

Standing in the gardens of Pienza’s Palazzo Piccolomini, looking south over the expanses below, it is hard to believe the tiny River Orcia created all this. Dormant volcano Monte Amiata on the horizon is southern Tuscany’s tallest peak. The vast trough of the Valdichiana is southern Tuscany’s breadbasket, and the source of the produce that fills every town’s markets. The best spot to get a sense of the valley’s size is from the Etruscan tomb complex at Pianacce, outside Sarteano.

Val d'Orcia & near Cortona

Things to do in Val d’Orcia

Montepulciano’s long, steep corso (main street) is lined with palaces by Renaissance architects such as Sangallo and Vignola. At the town’s highest point, Piazza Grande, climb the Palazzo Comunale for views over the rooftops to the winelands beyond. The Renaissance perfection of Pienza’s Piazza Pio II was dreamed up by the home-town pope, Pius II, and his architect Bernardo Rossellino. Navigate Cortona’s steep lanes and stone staircases to explore two of Tuscany’s best small museums, including the Diocesan Museum with paintings by Luca Signorelli and Fra’ Angelico.

Eating and drinking

An authentic bistecca alla fiorentina (Florentine T-bone steak) comes only from the white cattle of the Valdichiana. Sheep reared in the fields around Pienza produce Tuscany’s most prized pecorino (hard ewe’s milk cheese, often also called cacio). The local pasta—generally served with a simple meat or game ragù—is pici, hand-rolled, thick, short spaghetti. The region’s premier wine is Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which you can taste in cantinas around the town, or arrange a vineyard visit through the local Consorzio.

Nature

The colours of the Val d’Orcia switch with the season; the piercing emerald green fields of spring give way to burnt-ochre all summer, when bales of hay bake in the fields. Towards Cortona, in the Valdichiana, the malleable rock that underpins the region has been put to use: as cool rock wine cellars under Montepulciano; defensive tunnels and water cisterns under Chiusi; and Etruscan tombs everywhere, most spectacularly at the frescoed Tomb of the Demon Charioteer near Sarteano.